The Dodge division at Chrysler got its own entry in the expanding Detroit compact wars with the 1961 Lancer. It’s not exactly a Valiant clone, though. Check it out. Continue reading
Category Archives: Auto History
A Tale of Two Meteors
In 1961, the Ford Motor Company simultaneously offered two noticeably different cars named Meteor, one a Mercury and another on the Ford platform. Let’s sort that out. Continue reading
1951: Ford Produces its Last Woody Station Wagon
At the Ford Motor Company in 1951, the age of the beloved wood-bodied station wagon came to an end. Continue reading
The Almost, Not Really 1961 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
The Gran Turismo Hawk was not officially introduced until 1962, but Sudebaker extensively previewed the name in its marketing campaign for the 1961 Hawk. Continue reading
The First Corvair: A 1954 Corvette Fastback
In the Motor City, model names are recyclables. The first Corvair from Chevrolet was a fastback Motorama show car based on the 1954 Corvette. Continue reading
Straighter Than Narrow: The 1976-80 Plymouth Arrow
A badge-engineered Mitsubishi sold by Plynouth dealers in the USA, the Arrow hatchback got much of its cachet from a Harry Nilsson song. Continue reading
Inventing the Bargain Luxury Class: 1965 Ford LTD
The 1965 Ford LTD created a whole new sales category for the Detroit automakers, and drove one more nail into the coffin of the traditional luxury class. Continue reading